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China's National Day parade floats auctioned for charity

The chassis of 23 floats in China's National Day parade in October were sold at a charity auction on Tuesday. The proceeds, altogether 3.5 million yuan (512,000 U.S. dollars), would go to China Health and Medical Development Foundation and other... ...full story at People's Daily

from People's Daily on Tue, Nov 03 2009

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